Dish with 'Kaleidoscope' design | Iznik, Turkey, ca. 1580-1585 | Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze | Stylized variations of lotus petals, ultimately of Chinese inspiration but geometrically patterned into a radiating sunburst of powerful Islamic design, bear witness to one of the most fruitful cultural exchanges in history: the mutual influences between the artists, especially potters, of Eastern and Western Asia | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York